Wall radiator



March 20, 1928.

p 1,662,993 L. WILLIAMS WALL LADIATOR Filed March 20. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 L l 1]/ l 2 l ATTORNEY March 2o, 192s. I

L. WILLIAMS WALL RADIATOR Filed March 2o. 192e l 2 sheets-Sheet 2 /5 FEI /5 if; 3o" 30 2.9/

\ f BY ATTORNEY a radiatni" com risi P nly connected mmbersi. n the .wall of 'fa Patented 20, -1928.

i'.ouiswmumsor Tran, WASHINGTON.

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Application alec laroh 20, 188B. Serial No. 98,16@

This invention in house heatiii systems pertains to a novel construction o radiator which is adapted to be associated with the wall or walls oi a room to constitute a por- B tion thereof.

The object of the invention, generally, is the provision of a radiator of this character which will occupy no greater space in a room than that taken up by the base board,

l0 dado, or wainscoting of a wall.

A further object is to provide rooinheating radiators which will radiate heat ina manner to preclude ny stratum of cold air from occurring' just above the plane of a.

'l5 room door, thereby heating the space within a room more economical y and uniformly l which renders the room more healthful and comfortable'to its occupants. .1

Another object,and a very important one,

an is to provide means to heat a room from a of its sides to preclude lappreciable.drafts or air currents. With the above, and more speciiic-ob'ects and advantages in view, the nature of w ich 26 will appear in the following description,

the invention consists in the novel construction, adaptation and combination of parts as hereinafter described and claimed; it being understoodthat changes in the' form,

30 proportion,

struction may be-made within the scope' of the claims'4 without departing from `the spirit of my invention.

.In he accompanying a5 similar characters of reference mdicatecor- ,res ding parts in all of the views-1. igure'l is a perspective viewyshowing portions ofthe walls of a' room embodying m invention employed as a baseboard; Fi 40 2 is a'tra'nsverse .vertical section talsenfsu vstantially on line 92 of 1;/Eig. 3 is a tive view of one of the radiatpr memshown in F .11; Fig. 4'is an inner .facej view of an end-p ate or closure for a radia' 45 "tor member; Fig. 5 isan elevational view of an assembly of vertically Aand horizonte installed Fas a waiiiscotA room. 4""lg. 6' is a` transverse vertical 'sec- 50 .tional view on Yline6`6v of Fig. 5; Fig. 7

drawings, in which will-'be presently explained.`

is alongitudinal vertical section-cfa radiator member of the two-duct type shown in Fig.. 3; Fig. 8 isa perspective v iew showing.

a lone-diaet radiator member. Fig. 9 is a v perspective view of a partition-pug 4erich I@ as shown in Fig. 7.

Referring now, more particularly to the base board type of radiator, the same may be composed of one or more members to suit the specific form or len h ofwall. In 00 Fig. 1I show a single straight member 10 supplemented with a side 101 of an an le member to extend along the wall 11, as or example, Abetween a door frame 12 and a wall corner 13;.the complementary side 102 @e of the angle member extending between said corner and the door-frame 12l of the adja- `Cent wall 111.

As shown, `said members are provided ll with horizontal top and bottomx`walls 14,11@

15 and vertical front and back walls 16, 17 v the up er front corner 18 being inclined prefere vly and formed to any .desired con#r iiguration. vIn front of the top wall .14, a radiator .member is provided with jan u'p- 75 wardl directed ridge 19 extending frontend toen oieachmember. v 4. In the members now being considered there is provided in each a.v horizontal partition 20, see' Figs. 2 and 7, lextending the ae, entire len h of the respective [member and at acorresponding elevationv in associa or complementary members. v

A partition 20 serves/'to'divide the ec'- tive member into two "\tunnel-like compartw v ments 21 and 22, hereinafter designated as ducts,havingbconnectivefppmmunication with eachother y the Yproiaisioii of apertures 23 locatedk-in.. the partition\in proximityto each end of the members. The urpose-o so said apertures is to' adaptthe installation 'of the .members .to'bestsuit the piplin arrangement of the buildin whereby t e. eating 'mediumy (steam z or .i is stipot-waiter a( ra ator," as a5.M

plied and withdrawn from j ,.Said, a u rture's vare desirahly of'a general Y .circular erm in plan with/recesses, .such as Fig.v '1,xtending at diametrically oppo'ysite of anapertiire. F`or closing eerlo.

tain of said apertures I provide cylindrical plugs (Figs. 7 and 9) having a diameter to enter the apertures, each plug having a head 251 at one end to bear upon the top of' wall thereof for each of' its ducts with a screw threaded hole, indicated by 26, 261- and 27, 271 for the upper and lower ducts, respectively.

Where a room-wall is of greater length than thek length of a single radiator member, a plurality of members are secured toether in end-to-end relation making the ucts continuous for the entire length of a radiator. The extremities of a series of membersor of a single member when used alone, are closed by means of detachable end plates 28., As illustrated, said members are provided Vnear their extremities with apertured lugs 29; similar lugs 291 being provided upon the end plates 28, to receive coupling bolts 30 whereby the members and end plates are secured together.

To prevent leakage at the joints, gaskets or other suitable seam closing means, such as a gasket, denoted by 31, in Fig. 7, is employed in grooves 32 and 33 (Figs. 3 and 4) provided 1n the opposing surfaces of the radiator members and end plates.

A radiator of the base-board ty e above described is installed by insert-ing diie same into the room wall so that the inner side of the ridge 19 will be in a plane with the walls plaster surface 34. To effect such an ar rangement, the wall stud elements, as 35, Fig. 2, may have to be recessed, as at 36, to eceive the rear portion of a radiator memer.

As also shown in Fig. 2, a radiator member is superposed upon the rough flooring 37, the upper or wearing floor 38, being laid in front of the radiator, althou h the radiator may be arranged otherwise; or instance, en-

tirely above the upper flooring 38. Exceptp ing the front and corner surfaces 16 and 18, respectively, the radiator members are embedded in the room wall; and the surfaces within the wall being desirably covered or coated with a suitable heat insulating material 39.

40 represents a strip of wood or moulding l to make, if desired, a dust-proof closure between the iooring 38 and the radiator. The manner of installing the base-board radif ator above described, is to unite the adjoining radiator members and end plates 28 by means of bolts l30 passing' through the re-V spective lugs 29 and 291.

With two-duct radiator members, all of the apertures 23 in the partition 20 are open for the heatin medium to ass as dev noted by arrow A, om one of the ducts 21 into the other duct22. c

Screw threaded plugs 41, of known construction, are employed to close all of the holes 26, 27 excepting those indicatedby 26.1, 271 most remote from the partition-aperture which is left open in each duct.

In the hole 261, see Fig. 2, is engaged a pipe nipple 42 which is connected by means of pipe elements 44 and suitable fittings such, vfor example, as elbows 45 and a unionv 46, with a service pipe v47 leading from a hot-water or steam-generating' boiler, notshown. In the hole 271' is engaged a nipple 48 which is likewise connected by suitable pipe elements and fittings with a return service pipe 49 leading back to the boiler above mentioned.

In practice, a controlling valvesuch as 50 v is included in one of the pipe connect-ions, preferably in the supply, and is located in a casing 51 having a door 52 which may be swung open to give access to the valve for regulating the supply of the heating medium v to a radiator.

As shown all of the pipe connections and the containing casing 51 for the valve 50 are positioned within the wall or walls of a room.

Instead of using two-duct members, a base-board radiator may be formed with sin le duct members one of which is shown in ig. 8. This member denoted by 101 has its inlet and outlet holes 262 and 27 2, respec.

tively, disposed at different elevations at opposite ends of the member. Where two or more of this style of members are utilized in the construction of a radiator, only the endmost holes are left open for the pipe conneet-ions.

In Figs. 5 and 6, I illustrate my invention as applied to what I term a wainscot radiator, which is built into a wall as represented in the referred to views. In this application-wainscot-a multiplicity of superosed horizontal ducts are employed which, in the illustrated embodiment is composed of a plurality of members 10, 10b and 10c, each having, preferably, vtwo ducts 211. and 221. The upper tier of members 10a being connected at 263 with the supplyconnection 421 and the lower tier of members 10c being connected at 27 3 with the return connection 481. A

Similarly to the arrangement as described With reference to the two-duct base-board. radiator, connection is had between the ducts 211221 in each tier of members by means of apertures 231 in the respective partitions 201 as indicated by dotted rlines in Fig. 5. At or near the opposite ends of the respective tiers of members the same are communica- IIN) ator.

I to be employed 1n ,tivel connected with each other by means of rected ridge 19 at the top thereof; the topl and intermediate courses of members 10a and 10b are provided with ridges 19 and 191 at their tops and bottoms, respectively; the topv ridge 19 of the upper course, 10a, serving as a wall to receive the plaster ofthe room wall therebehind, while the other ridge 191 of this top course and the ridges of subjacent courses serve to close'the openings between the several courses at the front of the radi- The construction and manner of installing and using radiators embodying the present invention will, itis believed, be understood from the foregoing description. 4

1. In a heating system,

a recess of the wall of a room, said radiator comprising horizontally ali ed tubular open-ended members and en closure plates, and external means for uniting said members and platesadapt'ed to be concealed in the recess of the room wall, said members being provided at the front of the respective to walls thereof with an upwardly directedridge, said members being further'provided atthe back with means for connecting the same with a circuit for a fluid heating medium. A

2. In a heating system, a radiator adapted to be built into the wall of a room of a buildingfsaid radiator comprising a plurality of communicatively connected ,tubular o en-ended members .having partitions dividlng the interiors of therespective members into upper and partitions being provided spaced cation .between the ducts of 'each member, means to ,close said apertures selectively, means to close. the outermost ends 'of the members when assembled as a radiator, and

with horizontally means for supplying and withdrawing a fluid.

heating medium to and from the respective ducts of the radiator through the back of the Y latter.

V3. A radiator ada tedto be located in the recess of the wall o abuilding and having 'a front wall adapted to constitute a continuation of the building wall, said radiator being composed of dat tubular open-ended sections disposed in end to end relation, ears adapted to be concealed in the recess of the building wall and externally ends of the top andbottom walls of said sections, closure lates for the ends ofthe sections at the en of the radiator, bolts extending through the ears at adjacent ends' of.

the sections to secure the latter together, and

a radiator adaptedv lower ducts, said apart apertures aiording communi- .end entering the res 4supply `and outlet plpes `may located .on the opening therein near eac bolts extending through the closure plates and the ears;Y on the adjacent ends ofthe selctions for securing the closure plates in ace. f

p4. A radiator adapted to be located in the recess of the wall of la-building .and having a front wall adapted to constitute a continuation of the building wall said radiator being composed of iat tubular openended sections disposed in end toend relation, ears adapted to be concealed in the recess of the cated on the ends of the top and bottom walls of said sections, closure plates for the ends of the sections at the ends of the radiator, bolts extending through the ears at adjacent ends of the sections to secure the latter together, and bolts extending through the closure plates and the ears of the adjacent endsl of the sections for securing the closure plates in place, said sections having building wall and externally lolongitudinal positioning ianges at the tops thereof in front of the ears.

5. A radiator adapted to be located in the recess of the wall of a building and having a front walladapted to constitute a continuation of the building wall, said radiator being composed of flat tubular openended sections disposed in end to end relation, ears adapted to be concealed in the recess of the building wall and externally 1ocated on theends of the top and bottom walls of said sections, closure plates for the ends of the sections at the ends of the radiator, bolts extending through the ears at adjacent ends of the sections to secure the latter together, bolts extending through the closure plates and the ears on the adjacent ends of the sections for securin the closure plates in pla'ce, and mating `gas et-receiving grooves in the end edges of the walls of the sections and inthe inner faces of the closure plates. 6. In a radiator of the type described, a flat tubular open ended radiator section divided bya horizontal partition into upper and lower ducts, said partition having an opening therein near each end capable of aifording communication between the ducts when open, removable closures for said partition openings, the rear wall ofthe radiator section having a pair of openings at each ective ducts whereby be connected' to either end of the casing, and removable closures for desired ones of the latter' open- II v In a radiator of the type described, a

dat tubular open ended radiator section d1- vided by a horizontal' and lower ducts, said artitionhavin an end capable `o affording communication 'between the ducts when open, removable closures for said partition openings,

partition into upper the rear wall of the radiator l section having a pair of openings at each end entering the respective ducts whereby supply and outlet pipes may lbe connected to I onv the ends of the top and bottom walls thereto toA facilitate boltng lof a, plurality of the sections together in end to end relay tion and bolting of closure plates to free 10 ends of the sectlons.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 17th day of February, 1926.

' LOUIS WILLIAMS. 

